malcolmia maritima

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malcolmia maritima - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  mahon stock \ma*hon" stock`\ (Bot.)
     An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white
     flowers (Malcolmia maritima). It is called in England
     Virginia stock, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean.
     [1913 Webster]

malcolmia maritima - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Malcolmia maritima
      n 1: erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of
           fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to
           sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern
           Albania [syn: Virginian stock, Virginia stock,
           Malcolmia maritima]